Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Sing "Thanks For The Memory" (1938) - YouTube Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Sing "Thanks For The Memory" (1938) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 4, 2013 Here's the Academy Award winner of 1938, "Thanks For The Memory". It was featured in the film "The Big Broadcast of 1938" and won the Oscar for Best Original Song. It became Bob Hope's theme; he used it for the rest of his career. The song has had dozens of lyric changes over the years; this is the movie version, sung by Hope and Shirley Ross. The song is about a separated married couple who are beginning to think they've made a big mistake. Pretty, wistful, and a little sad--it's a great song. As always, I don't own the music or the images, and make no profit.

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Thanks For The Memory Lyrics by Bob Hope Lyrics Provided by LyricFind Terms Bob Hope Thanks For The Memory Lyrics Thanks for the Memory Lyrics Bob Hope Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS, born Leslie Townes Hope, (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an English-born American comedian and actor who appeared on Broadway, in vaudeville, movies, television, and on the radio. He was noted for his numerous United Service Organizations (USO) shows entertaining Amer… more » Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Thanks for the Memory - Songs of Leo Robin Thanks for the Memory - Songs of Leo Robin 4.1 out of 5 stars 10 14 people found this helpful 5.0 out of 5 starsmy favorite BySteven R. Beckeron December 10, 1999 great range of emotion, with a witty presentation that will make you laugh on one song and cry with the next. in my humble opinion her best album, of the five I own. great stuff, from a guy who wrote terrific lyrics.

5 people found this helpful 3.0 out of 5 starsSusannah McCorkle working too hard ByKeith Carlsenon December 20, 2004 Leo Robin was one of the great musicals writers who isn't one of the first three or four you immediately think of when you think "standards writers", and probably for reasons not enitirely fair. For one thing, inasmuch as so many of his tunes are for women, Frank Sinatra didn't do all that many of them;and for better or for worse, the catalog of Sinatra is a pretty good approximation of the canonical American Songbook. Susannah, therefore, had to do a Leo Robin album, and while these songs are great, Susannah's versions will for the most part never be the canonical version. She just works too hard at singing these songs, and consequently, they come off as a Berklee degree recital-exactly the reason so many people have never really been fans of several other "cabaret revival" vocalists, such as Karen Akers.

It doesn't help her case that the canonical versions of two of the most famous of these songs were defined by a non-singer and a singer better than she was credited for in her day but hardly in McCorkle's class, namely Bob Hope (Thanks For the Memory) and Marilyn Monroe (Diamonds). Those who follow my reviews know by now that I'm an irredeemable Monroe-worshipper, so if you think that colors my judgment that Marilyn's 'Diamonds' is a whole lot more fun to listen to than Susannah's, maybe you're right. Monroe also did the other songs here from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", with Jane Russell, and briefly 'Thanks' as well in her last musical engagement-the JFK birthday show in Madison Square Garden-so her shadow is cast over this album more than perhaps even McCorkle realized. Marilyn was a reasonable vocalist-better than her modern emulator, Madonna-and it's a great regret she never recorded except for vocal parts to her films, although one could make a pretty good case she probably intended to and had in any case never intended to leave us so early!

Susannah's work succeeds-or, rarely, fails-on its own terms, and while this album is no failure, I reluctantly can only give it three stars, because it shouldn't be your first or second or probably even third McCorkle album. It's for McCorkle fans and hardcore students of Leo Robin only. Thanks For The Memory - YouTube Thanks For The Memory Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 7, 2011 The Big Broadcast of 1938. Director: Mitchell Leisen The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures film featuring W.C. Fields and Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies. This film featured the debut of Hope's signature song, "Thanks for the Memory" by Ralph Rainger, which Hope's character sings as a duet with Shirley Ross, accompanied by Shep Fields and his Orchestra.

Quite possibly the best and most recognizable signature tune of all time worldwide. The movie had many other stars of the era, a wide variety of acts ranging from the comedy of Fields and Hope to a powerful performance of Ride of the Valkyries by Metropolitan Opera singer Kirsten Flagstad in full Brunhilde armor and winged helmet. The film was Hope's first feature film, and was the final film under Fields' long-running Paramount contract, before he moved to Universal Studios to make his final series of films. On 13 May 2008, the New York Times reviewed a new DVD box set of Leisen titles, released by Universal, including Big Broadcast of 1938, which is the only one of the Big Broadcast films to be released on VHS or DVD to date. I do not own the music and the footage used in the video. No copyright infringement intended. I do not gain any profit from the video. For entertainment purposes only. This video was prepared solely for entertainment purposes, and is not for sale. All copyrighted audio and video images herein are the sole property of their respective owners. Illegal copying and/or distribution for resale is prohibited. Much more detail on the web and at the internet movie database.

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" Category The Jack Benny Show The Jack Benny Show (situation comedy/variety) (CBS, occasional specials beginning in 1950; CBS Primetime, monthly specials beginning in 1952; CBS Sunday Nights, 1953 - 1962, as "The Jack Benny Show" --; the original bi-weekly network run on CBS; CBS Primetime, 1962 - 1964, the weekly series; CBS Daytime, 1964 - 1965, Weekdays and in syndication --; as "The Jack Benny Daytime Show" -- Weekday Re-Runs; CBS Sunday Nights, 1964 - 1965, Sundays and in syndication --; as "Sunday With Jack Benny" -- Sunday Afternoon Re-Runs; NBC Sunday Nights, 1964 - 1965, as "The Jack Benny Show") [This classic sitcom was derived from Benny's radio shows for various sponsors on NBC and CBS Radio from 1932 - 1955; it included all the usual characters so carefully crafted on radio -- Rochester, who was Benny's gravelly-voiced

 wisecracking black butler -- played by Eddie Anderson; Don Wilson, Benny's real-life radio/TV announcer who was often the butt of "fat jokes" but took everything with good humor; and a few of the old gang made occasional appearances; But Benny's guest stars were a "who's who" of Hollywood usually playing themselves in some situation in Benny's real-life neighborhood of Beverly Hills; The way Jack Benny slowly eased into television, you would think he was doubtful of his own success in the new medium, or doubtful that the new medium would last...

Benny's first appearances on TV under the "Jack Benny Show" name were a series of comedy-variety specials on CBS beginning October 28, 1950; In 1952 these "occasional specials" were scheduled monthly on CBS-TV. Then in May of 1953 the TV series began airing on alternate weeks. This bi-weekly schedule alternated with several shows in the same Sunday Night time slot on CBS -- including "This Is Show Business", "Private Secretary", "Bachelor Father" and "The George Gobel Show"; The show finally began appearing every week in 1962 on Sunday nights, and then it switched to Tuesday nights. CBS kept trying to find a way to utilize Benny, and in 1964 they did something unprecedented. In 1964 CBS created two Benny shows to take advantage of his name -- On daytime it was known as "The Jack Benny Daytime Show." This show began to be offered in Syndication to non-network stations. It also gave CBS the opportunity to use re-runs of the show where needed on the Weekday schedule.

The other show was known as "Sunday With Jack Benny" which originated Sunday nights, but was re-run on Sunday afternoons and also Syndicated for years. But after only two years on CBS, trying such a wide variety of time slots and re-run options, his contract for making new shows was cancelled. So he switched networks and lasted one final season on NBC-TV.] Teaser Theme: "Study No. 2" from "Forty-Two Studies or Caprices for the Violin" [aka: "The Kreutzer Etude", a violin practice study for students, one of the simplest exercises, which is often played badly in connection with Jack Benny. Kreutzer lived between 1766 and 1831. Although he composed 19 Violin Concertos and 40 Operas during his lifetime, it is for the pedagogic studies that students of the violin must suffer to learn that made his reputation secure.] Composer: Rodolphe Kreutzer (predates ASCAP & BMI) Original Publisher: [unknown] 1997 Publisher: [Public Domain] G. Schirmer & Co.

of New York, NY Recordings: Theme 1: "Love In Bloom" from the 1934 musical film "She Loves Me Not" [Verified as the THEME in TV Guide article "It Seems To Me I've Heard That Theme Before" July 28, 1956, pp. 12-13] Jack Benny adopted this melody as his "Signature Theme" for his appearances in general, and is often used as a Walk-On CUE when he guests on other shows...Curiously, Bob Hope adopted another Robin and Rainger song called "Thanks for the Memory" from the musical film "The Big Broadcast of 1938" which appeared just 4 years later, as his Signature Theme.

Coincidence?] Composers: Leo Robin (ASCAP) and Ralph Rainger (ASCAP) Original Publisher: Famous Music Corp.(ASCAP), of New York, NY 1997 Publisher: Famous Music Corp.(ASCAP), of New York, NY Copyright date: 1934 [from "Who Wrote That Song?"] Recordings: 78rpm - Hal Kemp and his orchestra Alternate Theme 2: "Be Happy, Go Lucky [the Lucky Strike Jingle]" [Verified on a TV aircheck by theme collector Mark Koldys, and others. I heard the soundtrack of a TV aircheck opening the show with Don Wilson's voice over. The THEME was a medley which began with two phrases of the "Kruetzer Etude" and then segued into 4 phrases of "Be Happy, Go Lucky" in a snappy tempo. Benny's signature tune "Love In Bloom" was heard only as a short "Play-On" when he walked out onstage to audience applause.] [aka: "L. S. Jingle No.

2"; aka: "Be Happy, Go Luckies"] Composer: Raymond Scott (ASCAP) [pseudonym of Harry Warnow] Original Publisher: The American Tobacco Co, of New York. 2001 Publishers: [not found in ASCAP or BMI databases] Orig. Copyright [as "L.S. Jingle No. 2"]: July 26, 1950. EU 210 765. 2nd Copyright [as "Be Happy, Go Luckies]: July 26, 1950. EU 210 769. 3rd Copyright [as "Be Happy, Go Lucky"]: April 12, 1951; EP 53 853.

Recordings: Theme 3: "Jack Benny Opening Theme" [ASCAP title] "Jack Benny Show Theme" [BMI title] [This piece was known by various titles over the years: "S and J Stomp" (named for Jack and Sadie Marks, -- Jack Benny's wife who played the character 'Mary Livingston' on the show) "J and M Stomp" (renamed for Jack and 'Mary Livingston' character) "MT and MJ Stomp" "MT MJ Stomp" "MT SJ Stomp" "Benny TV Sig" (Signature Theme) "Jack Benny Sig" (Signature Theme) "Jack Benny Theme" TV Theme Collector Ray Clark verifies the title "S and J Stomp" was on the original lead sheet/manuscript. This piece was also recycled as part of the MUTEL Music Service Library, and a sub-license to Capitol Special Products for use in the Capitol "Q" Library. A very similar "knock-off" of this THEME which combined phrases from it and from "Private Secretary" (another Merrick Original) was commissioned for the MUTEL Music Service ("Theme No.654", whose composer was listed as "Gene Le Grande", a Merrick alias).

The MUTEL variant was used as the THEME for the ABC network game show "Dollar a Second"; and also as the first THEME for "The People's Choice" on NBC, which see.] Composer: Mahlon Legrand Merrick (ASCAP/BMI) Original ASCAP Publisher: Gordon Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1978 ASCAP Publisher: Gordon Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) Original BMI Publisher: Duchess Hawaii Music Corp. SA (BMI) c/o MCA Music, of New York, NY 2001 Publishers: Palisades Music Co. (BMI), of Tampa, FL Copyright date: Recordings: Theme 4 for NBC Sunday show: "Jay Bee Main Title NBC" [aka: "Jay Bee" as used in BMI] Composers: Mahlon Legrand Merrick (ASCAP/BMI) Original Publisher: Revue Productions (BMI) 1998 Publishers: Duchess/Hawaii Music (BMI) Copyright date: Oct. 6, 1964; EU 848 345. Recordings: Theme 5 Open for Weekday re-runs on CBS: "J. B.

Daytime Theme" [above title as listed in BMI] [incorporates a quote from "The Kreutzer Etude" teaser theme] [aka: "J. B. Daytime Theme CBS" as filed with copyright office] [aka: "Benny C.B.S. Daytime Theme" -- title on score manuscript in the CBS Inc. collection, at UCLA Music Dept. Special Collections] Composers: Mahlon Legrand Merrick (ASCAP/BMI) Original Publisher: Revue Productions (BMI) 1998 Publishers: EMI/Blackwood Music Co. (BMI) c/o EMI Music Publishing New York, NY Copyright date: Oct. 6, 1964; EU 848 347. Recordings: Open Theme 6 for Sunday afternoon re-runs on CBS: "J. B. Sunday Theme" [above title as listed in BMI] [actually a shorter version of "The Waukeegan Walk" below] [aka: "J. B. Sunday Show CBS" as filed in copyright office] [aka: "Benny C.B.S. Sunday Opening" -- title on score manuscript in the CBS Inc. collection, at UCLA Music Dept.

Special Collections] Composers: Mahlon Legrand Merrick (ASCAP/BMI) Original Publisher: Revue Productions (BMI) 1998 Publishers: Duchess/Hawaii Music (BMI) Copyright date: [This piece filed in combination with the CBS Close Theme which follows: Oct. 6, 1964; EU 848 348.] Recordings: Close Theme 7 for Sunday and Weekday re-runs on CBS: "The Waukeegan Walk" [aka: "C.B.S. Closing Credits" -- alternate title on manuscript in the CBS Inc. collection, at UCLA Music Dept. Special Collections] [this melody is curiously very similar to the Glenn Miller band tune "Pennsylvania 6-5000", but it is a Merrick original, probably used behind opening animation.] Composers: Mahlon Legrand Merrick (ASCAP/BMI) Original Publisher: Hawaii Music (BMI) 1997 Publishers: Duchess/Hawaii Music (BMI) Copyright date: [This piece filed in combination with the CBS Sunday Opening Theme above: Oct.

6, 1964; EU 848 348.] Recordings: Bob Hope - Biography - IMDb Biography Showing all 152 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (6) | Trivia (73) | Personal Quotes (59) | Salary (6) Overview (5) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. His maternal grandmother was Welsh. Hope moved to Bristol before emigrating with his parents to the US in 1908. After some years on the stage as a dancer and comedian, he made his first film appearance in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) singing "Thanks for the Memory," which became his signature tune.

In partnership with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour , he appeared in the highly successful "Road to ..." comedies (1940-1952), and in many others until the early 1970s. During World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars he spent much time entertaining the troops in the field. For these activities and for his continued contributions to the industry he was given a special Academy Award on five occasions. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Lester A Dinerstein <lester1@earthlink.net> Spouse (2) Performing stand up for the U.S. military Often worked with Bing Crosby Quick one-liners. Frequently worked with the Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra , 'Sammy Davis Jr.' and Dean Martin .

Trivia (73) ABC-TV Network News Poll, A&E Biography Viewers Poll, as well as magazine and newspaper 'century roundups' have proclaimed Hope as the "Entertainer of the 20th Century." In 1959 he was awarded the Emmy Trustees' Award "for bringing the great gift of laughter to all peoples of all nations; for selflessly entertaining American troops throughout the world over many years; and for making TV finer by these deeds and by the consistently high quality of his TV programs through the years". Winner of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1985. In 1995 he was presented the National Medal of Arts: presented by President Bill Clinton . Has four adopted children: Eleanora Avis "Nora", Anthony, Linda Hope and Kelly Hope . Has entertained the troops overseas in every war from WWII to the Gulf War In 1998 he was awarded an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II . In the 1950s he was a part-owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. His guest appearance in I Love Lucy (1951) centered around his attending a Yankees-Indians game at Yankee Stadium.

Holds two entries in "The Guinness Book of World Records". One is for having the distinction of being the entertainer with "the longest running contract with a single network--spanning 61 years". The second is for being the "most honored entertainer", with over 1500 awards. Served as United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) Entertainment Coordinator from 1941-2001. Retired his post at age 98 in favor of Wayne Newton . Received 58 honorary degrees. Entertained U.S. troops starting 6th May 1941, and became the first to be named an "honorary veteran" by Congress. His golf buddy was Prescott Bush , the father and grandfather of presidents George Bush and George W. Bush . He was the only entertainer to have complete carte blanche to walk on whenever he felt like it on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He changed his name from Leslie to Bob, because in school they would call the roll as 'Hope, Leslie' and classmates shortened it to hopeless.

In a mostly ad-libbed skit for a TV show, Hope joked with Jimmy Durante about the size of his own nose. Durante quipped "When it comes to noses, you're a retailer. I'm a wholesaler!" Appointed an honorary CBE in 1976. Wife Dolores Hope was born 27th May 1909. She and Bob celebrated their birthdays on 28th May every year--splitting the difference between their respective real birthdays. Spent his 99th birthday--29 May 2002--at home in Toluca Lake, CA. Wife Dolores Hope 's 93rd birthday was just two days before. Los Angeles National Cemetery dedicated veterans' chapel in his name to salute his lifetime of service entertaining U.S. troops. His grandfather lived to 99 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Was the first honoree of the "'Dean Martin' Celebrity Roasts" series on October 30, 1974.

The Celebrity Roasts had begun in the last season (1973-74) of The Dean Martin Show (1965) and were so popular that after that show went off the air, the "Celebrity Roasts" continued as specials. Has three theaters named after him--London, CA, and on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990. Was incorrectly declared dead several times since retiring from the public eye. On the most infamous occasion in 1998, a wire service accidentally posted a pre-written obituary to a Web page. A member of the US House of Representatives saw this bogus news flash and announced Hope's death during a session at the Capitol. Hope learned he was dead when a reporter called his home asking for a statement. According to family members, Hope took this mistake in good humor. First show-business job was as a dancer in the Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle vaudeville revue at the Bandbox Theater in Cleveland, OH, in 1924.

Arbuckle recommended Hope and his partner Lloyd Durbin to producer Fred Hurley , who hired them for his popular revue, "Hurley's Jolly Follies." While on tour with Hurley, Durbin ate a piece of tainted coconut custard pie and died a few days later. Dancer George Byrne replaced him. Graduated from Fairmount High School in Cleveland, OH. Wrote several books about his experiences over the years, including "I Owe Russia $1200", about his Soviet tour in early 1962; "Confessions of a Hooker", about his lifelong passion for golf; and "Don't Shoot, It's Only Me!", about his many overseas trips to entertain U.S. troops over the years. In 1999 he became the first to start the tradition of the official lighting of the Christmas Tree in Disneyland. Afterwards, he and wife Dolores Hope drove their own golf cart down Main Street, through Frontier Land to Club 33 for dinner. His last TV appearance with Lucille Ball was March 28, 1989 on The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989).

They received a standing ovation upon walking out on stage. Hope and Ball introduced a musical number featuring "The Stars of Tomorrow", which included Johnny Depp , Christian Slater , and Ricki Lake . Lucille Ball passed away 28 days later on April 26, 1989. Brother Jack Hope sometimes served as producer of Bob's shows; his memoir "I Owe Russia $1200" is dedicated to Jack's memory. Has a ship named after him: USNS Bob Hope. In 1997 Congress named Hope an honorary U.S. veteran, citing his decades of entertaining troops around the world. He is the only person to receive that distinction. In 1997 the U.S. Air Force honored Hope by naming a cargo plane "The Spirit of Bob Hope" after him. The Bob Hope USO Center is named after him. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 219-222. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Was a supporter of Valley Forge Military Academy & Junior College in Wayne, PA.

He has the "Bob Hope Five-Star Award for Distinguished Service to the United States of America" named in his honor. At 69 years, his marriage to Dolores Hope held the record for the longest Hollywood marriage when he passed away in 2003. It has since been passed by the marriage of Art Linkletter to Lois Foerster. They were married November 25, 1935. He is among the select few non-band members who have had the honor of dotting the "i" during The Ohio State University Marching Band's 'Script Ohio' routine. This is considered the greatest honor the band can bestow to any non-band person and is an extremely special (and rare) event. Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by President John F. Kennedy at the White House on September 11, 1963. Only two other entertainers-- George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin --were similarly honored. Awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson on his last day in office, January 20, 1969.

He was one of the richest movie stars, ranking in the top ten highest salaried stars continuously from 1941-53 [except for 1948]. Hosted the Academy Awards in 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945 (alongside John Cromwell ), 1946 (alongside James Stewart ), 1953 (alongside Conrad Nagel ), 1955 (alongside Thelma Ritter ), 1958 (alongside James Stewart , David Niven , Jack Lemmon , Rosalind Russell and "Donald Duck"), 1959 (alongside Jerry Lewis , David Niven , Laurence Olivier , Mort Sahl and Tony Randall ), 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1975 (alongside Sammy Davis Jr. , Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra ) and finally in 1978.

According to Hope's biographer Arthur Marx , son of comedian Groucho Marx , Hope married his vaudeville partner of five years, Grace Louise Troxell, on 25 January 1933, although they divorced soon afterwards. Hope denied that they had actually married. As a young comedian, he won a Charles Chaplin look-alike contest in Cleveland. Was briefly a professional boxer. He fought under the name Packy East. He and best friend Bing Crosby were planning to make one last "road" picture in early 1977, but Bing died before filming. Bob was so broken up about Bing's death that he couldn't sleep for days on end. He stated that it was one of the worst times of his life and that his wife was his rock who got him through the tough time. On his wartime USO tours he had one ironclad rule that he insisted his fellow performers follow: under no circumstances were they allowed to cry when visiting wounded soldiers in military hospitals. This was often difficult given the amount of suffering they saw, but he told his performers that it was their duty to always smile and provide laughs and good cheer for the troops. According to Hope, he broke his own rule only once.

While visiting an army hospital in Italy in 1943, he stopped at the bedside of a wounded soldier who had been in a coma for two months. The soldier suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Hey, Bob Hope! When did you get here?" He had to leave the hospital room to keep the troops from seeing his tears, but he returned a few hours later to present the soldier with his Purple Heart medal. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1983. Attended the funeral of his friend of more than 40 years, former President Richard Nixon , on April 27, 1994. He was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party. In November of 1948, when President Harry S. Truman scored his upset presidential election victory, Hope sent him a one-word telegram: "Unpack". Truman was so amused by it he kept it in his desk in the Oval Office. There is a major street in Rancho Mirage, CA, named after him. Bob Hope Drive crosses Frank Sinatra , Gerald Ford , Ginger Rogers and Dinah Shore Drives. He bought several acres of prime real estate in Rancho Mirage, CA, to build a racetrack.

He later decided a medical center was needed in the area instead, so he donated the land to build Eisenhower Medical Center, which is now rated as among the top 100 hospitals in America. A medical building on the campus is named for him and contains statues of he and wife Dolores Hope in the lobby. Another medical building next door is called "Hope Square". Hospitalized with gastro-intestinal bleeding in June 2000. Although he received a blood transfusion after the bleeding in his colon was stopped, no surgery was performed. Hospitalized with pneumonia and respiratory problems in August 2001. A week after he left hospital on 4 September, Hope and his wife released a joint statement expressing their horror at the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. At the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, Hope released a statement saying he wished he could go there to entertain the troops, but that his doctors would not allow him. Despite a well documented reputation for frugality, Hope is believed to have donated an estimated $1 billion to charity. Retired from show business at the age of 93 after filming Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993).

Once remarked the only place where he could walk unrecognized was in the People's Republic of China. However, even then a Chinese man still recognized him from one of his movies from before the Chinese Revolution. In 1969 he was worth in excess of $150 million, largely as a result of shrewd business and real estate investments. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 256-258. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. His mother's name was Agnes Townes (she was a concert singer). He had many brothers, including Jack Hope (1898 - 1962) who was his personal manager. James Hope was Director of Hope Enterprises. Ivor Hope (? - 1969) was President of Hope Metal Products. George Hope (? - 1969) was a production company coordinator. Two more brothers were Sidney Hope (? - 1946) and Frederick Hope.

Pictured on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp issued 29 May 2009, Hope's 106th birthday. The two official first-day-of-issue postmarks for the stamp feature caricatures by cartoonist Al Hirschfeld . Introduced two Oscar-winning songs: "Thanks for the Memory" from The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) (music by Ralph Rainger , lyrics by Leo Robin ) and "Buttons and Bows" from The Paleface (1948) (music by Jay Livingston , lyrics by Ray Evans ). After his death in 2003, an airport in Burbank, CA, was named "Bob Hope Airport" in his memory. In addition to the three theaters cited as bearing Hope's name, Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, houses the Bob Hope Performing Arts Center. Hope first met Bing Crosby when they were both playing New York's Capitol Theater in 1932. He first met Dorothy Lamour when she was a cocktail singer at New York's Hotel One Fifth Avenue in the same year. Was friends with comedienne Vicki Lawrence .

She was a veteran from his USO shows and Hope worked with her in The Carol Burnett Show (1967). He guest=starred twice on Vicki's own talk show, Vicki! (1992). He got his big break in feature films when Jack Benny turned down a role in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) and it was given to him instead. In 1998 he was interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde . Along with George Burns and Señor Wences , he is one of three The Muppet Show (1976) guest stars to live to be 100 years old. Established the Bob Hope Home for Disabled Children in Port Arthur, TX. He also contributed towards its expansion. Personal Quotes (59) [on being told he was being awarded an honorary knighthood] What an honor and what a surprise for a boy born in England, raised in Cleveland and schooled in vaudeville. Golf is my real profession--show business pays my greens fees. You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

[on his 100th birthday] I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type. [at the height of the Cold War] We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back. [When asked by his wife where he wanted to be buried] Surprise me. I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. Bing Crosby and I weren't the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other. One of our stock lines used to be, "There's nothing I wouldn't do for Bing, and there's nothing he wouldn't do for me. And that's the way we go through life--doing nothing for each other!" Welcome to the Academy Awards--or as it's known at my house, Passover. [referring to the Academy Awards ceremonies] Tonight we set aside petty differences, forget old feuds and start new ones. I've never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn't know how really great he is. [At the Academy Awards] We're all here to celebrate Oscar--or as he's known at my house, The Fugitive!

[referring to the Academy Awards ceremonies] Welcome to "You Bet Your Career." [at the 50th Anniversary Academy Awards, referring to Oscar Winners Tribute Sequence] They've all got their Oscars. But are they happy? [1991] Remember me? The Macaulay Culkin of 1927. [At the Academy Awards] To all you losers, remember there's a bright side to all of this: you can still run for Governor. [In reference to Macaulay Culkin ] I remember when they handed out the Oscars in 1927; I was Home Alone, too! Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering. I love Oscar, that little bald head. I didn't know Sinéad O'Connor had children! [In reference to the Academy Awards] It's wonderful to be here in person. I couldn't be here in spirit, so I'm here in person. [1991] Remember, you kids, always pay to get into the movies; the Japanese need the money. [referring to Macaulay Culkin ] That kid's getting $5 million for his next picture. For this we need child labor laws?

They said I was worth $500 million. If I was worth that much, I wouldn't have visited Vietnam, I'd have sent for it. People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. [on Vincent Price ] He always loved a good joke. Moreover, he was kind enough to laugh at jokes that weren't so good. [referring to both the film release of "Mommie Dearest" ( Mommie Dearest (1981)), the biography of Joan Crawford written by her daughter Christina Crawford , and the equally scathing book about Bette Davis , written by her daughter] Now I know why tigers eat their young. I was lucky, you know, I always had a beautiful girl and the money was good. Although I would have done the whole thing over for, oh, perhaps half. I do benefits for ALL religions. I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. [on Jane Russell ] Don't let her fool you. Tangle with her and she'll shingle your attic.

[on Katharine Hepburn ] This dame is terrific--and expert in her craft and so electrifying on set that if you don't watch out, you're likely to wind up as part of the scenery. [on Bing Crosby ] A lot of people think that Bing was a loner, but Bing was a very loyal friend. [on Dorothy Lamour ] Dottie was fearless. She stands there before the camera and ad libs with Bing Crosby and me, fully knowing the way the script's written, she'll come up second or third best. [when asked why he didn't run for President of the United States] I thought about it. But my wife said she wouldn't want to move into a smaller house. [on Jack Benny ] He didn't just stand on the stage. He owned it. [on MGM chief Louis B. Mayer ] Louis B. Mayer came out west with $28.00, a box camera and an old lion. He built a monument to himself--the Bank of America.

[on Samuel Goldwyn , while Hope and co-star Bing Crosby were shooting Road to Morocco (1942)] Dave [director David Butler ] ordered the assistant director to station the phone for "The Road to Morocco" a block and a half away from the set where we were working [to discourage Hope and Crosby from spending so much time on the phone and holding up production]. Not only that, the telephone was installed under a pile of lumber so that anyone answering it would have to slide horizontally to pick up the receiver. That worked well until the day that Sam Goldwyn called. David Butler trudged across the soundstage and into the next one and slid under the lumber pile. "Hello, Sam, what is it?" Dave said. Goldwyn was working on the script that Dave was to direct next . . . For fifteen minutes Goldwyn expounded on the intricacies of the story while "The Road to Morocco" company waited. Finally Goldwyn said, "Thanks very much for calling me" and hung up. [on Grauman's Chinese Theater] The is the first time I knew this was a theater. I always thought it was the place where [ Darryl F. Zanuck ] sent his laundry.

I can't drink like [ Lee Marvin ], grunt like [ Rod Steiger ], enunciate like [ Laurence Olivier ]. And when it comes to [ Richard Burton ], I'm really in trouble. Today's ballroom dances like the swim, the frug, the chicken and the monkey are really nervous disorders set to music. Leaving [ Richard Burton ] alone in Paris is like leaving Jackie Gleason locked in a delicatessen. [Hosting the Oscars, 1967] I will not seek nor will I accept an Oscar. Actually, I have a deal with the Academy. They'll negotiate if I stop bombing. Pictures have been really wild this year, haven't they? Oscar has been more naked than usual. They're doing things on the screen today I wouldn't do in bed--even if I had the chance. [Jokingly, referring to his wife's singing "Silent Night' to troops in Vietnam] The last thing these guys needed was sentiment. Dolores became their mother. What they needed was Raquel Welch . [on hosting the Oscars, when [ The Godfather: Part II (1974) was in nomination] Neither Mr. Price nor Mr. Waterhouse has been heard from for days.

I'm wearing a tuxedo with a bullet-proof cummerbund. Who knows what will happen if Al Pacino doesn't win? [at a USO show, 1943] Were the soldiers at the last camp happy to see me! They actually got down on their knees. What a spectacle! What a tribute! What a crap game! I led such a sheltered life I didn't go out with girls until I was almost four. When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things--not the great occasions--give off the greatest glow of happiness. [on having six brothers] That's how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom. [on growing up in poverty] Four of us slept in one bed. When it got cold mother threw on another brother. [on turning 100] I don't feel old. In fact, I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap. [on turning 80] It's the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing. [on turning 70] I still chase women, but only downhill.

I have it on good authority that [ Joseph McCarthy ] McCarthy is going to disclose the names of two million Communists. He has just got his hands on the Moscow telephone directory. [ Dwight D. Eisenhower ] admitted that the budget can't be balanced, and [ Joseph McCarthy ] said the Communists are taking over. You don't know what to worry about these days--whether the country will be overthrown or overdrawn. A few months ago [ John F. Kennedy ]'s mother said, "You have a choice. Do you want to go to camp this year or run for President?".. [ Richard Nixon ] lives here in Whittier, California. They're so sure he's going to be President they're building the log cabin he was born in. If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play at it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf. [about his arrival in Hollywood in 1937] At last Paramount could no longer ignore the inevitable, and I was brought to Hollywood with great fanfare. A man in a red cap met me at the station and showed me to the nearest streetcar.

When vaudeville died, television was the box they put it in. Salary (6) The Good Men Playlist: Songs of Thanks - shares Nothing says ‘thank you’ like a song. Okay, lots of things say “thank you” better than a song, not the least of which is simply saying thank you, but can you think of a better Thanksgiving playlist than songs of gratitude? Thank you, I didn’t think so. I know you have a lot to be thankful for today, from your family being together to your football team winning to your Aunt Mabel forgetting to bring her famous ambrosia salad that looks like tuna cat food, so pull up a headphone and let’s do this thing. “Gratitude,” Beastie Boys. The Beasties might seem like an unconventional choice as our Thanksgiving playlist opener, but many historians believe that when asking someone to pass the potatoes Miles Standish was fond of saying, “Kick it over here, baby pop.” “I Thank You,” Sam and Dave. You might be a fan of ZZ Top’s cover of this Sam and Dave classic. I am, too, but this clip is tastier than a fresh sugar pumpkin pie. “Thank You,” Led Zeppelin.

Great ‘thank you’ song, or greatest ‘thank you’ song? Discuss. “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” Sly and the Family Stone. Classic cut, and a classic clip from Soul Train. “Thank You,” Dido. The definitive Gen Y gratitude song, unless your name is Stan. “Thanks for the Memory,” Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. Few songs are as associated with one performer as the legendary Bob Hope and this signature tune, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. “Thank U,” Alanis Morisette. One from the ’90s. Bust out your Doc Martens! “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” John Denver. We can’t close this out without a nod to the country music fans. There you have it: eight songs about thanks and gratitude. I’m thankful that there are hundreds more, so let’s hear some of your favorites. I’m listening. Instant Video Play: Thanks For The Memory Thanks For The Memory Details Thanks For The Memory The Big Broadcast of 1938. Director: Mitchell Leisen The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures film featuring W.C. Fields and Bob Hope.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies. This film featured the debut of Hope's signature song, "Thanks for the Memory" by Ralph Rainger, which Hope's character sings as a duet with Shirley Ross, accompanied by Shep Fields and his Orchestra. Quite possibly the best and most recognizable signature tune of all time worldwide. The movie had many other stars of the era, a wide variety of acts ranging from the comedy of Fields and Hope to a powerful performance of Ride of the Valkyries by Metropolitan Opera singer Kirsten Flagstad in full Brunhilde armor and winged helmet. The film was Hope's first feature film, and was the final film under Fields' long-running Paramount contract, before he moved to Universal Studios to make his final series of films. On 13 May 2008, the New York Times reviewed a new DVD box set of Leisen titles, released by Universal, including Big Broadcast of 1938, which is the only one of the Big Broadcast films to be released on VHS or DVD to date. I do not own the music and the footage used in the video. No copyright infringement intended.

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Question: Who adopted the song 'Thanks for the Memory' as a signature tune'?
Answer: Bob Hope